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Trusted Neighbor

Pitt Fills Cavity in Rural Health

Pennsylvania has the third-largest rural population—more than 3 million—in the nation, placing the commonwealth at the center of significant issues impacting rural health. Access to dental care has been a growing concern, leaving residents at risk for oral health complications. As part of our commitment to addressing the needs of Pennsylvanians, we announced the creation of the Pitt Dental Medicine Regional Training Centers, a multidisciplinary educational and patient care initiative structured to provide unique opportunities for students to enhance access to care and improve oral health outcomes. Three inaugural regional training centers will be located in Bradford, Johnstown and Titusville, with additional sites coming online over the coming years.

ICYMI: Pitt Boosts Pennsylvania’s Economy

A 2024 economic impact study showed that the University generates $6.6 billion annually for the state’s economy. This impact ranges from our teaching, research and service efforts to the success of our graduates.

Recognized Quality

Top 2% of Universities Worldwide

Pitt landed in the top 2% of institutions recognized in the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings, which evaluate institutions on their academic research and reputation. We also are No. 8 among U.S. public universities included in the rankings.

Forbes Names Pitt a New Ivy

Pitt joined Carnegie Mellon University as the two Pennsylvania institutions among Forbes’ “New Ivies,” a group of colleges and universities, both public and private, recognized for academic excellence and strong postgraduate outcomes that rival traditional Ivy League institutions.

Partnership With the Commonwealth

The Performance-Based Funding Council, which the Pennsylvania General Assembly created in 2024, unanimously approved its recommended formula report in May 2025. The council had been charged with developing a process to distribute funding to three of Pennsylvania’s state-related universities—Pitt, The Pennsylvania State University and Temple University—using a metric-driven funding formula. Executive Senior Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer Dwayne Pinkney represented Pitt on the council.

The inaugural formula, which emphasizes graduation rates and addressing workforce shortages in key sectors, strengthens the University’s partnership with the commonwealth while improving transparency as we advance shared priorities for student success and economic growth.

Culture of Dialogue

As part of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars’ College Presidents for Civic Preparedness Campuswide Immersion Initiative, we engaged more than 9,000 undergraduate students, over 500 graduate students, nearly 450 faculty members and almost 800 staff members in discourse and dialogue programming on the Pittsburgh campus.

Rajiv Vinnakota Rajiv Vinnakota, Carissa Slotterback and Kristin Kanthak — Rajiv Vinnakota (center), president of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, participates with Carissa Slotterback (left), dean of and professor in the School of Public and International Affairs and co-chair of the Year of Discourse and Dialogue, and Kristin Kanthak (right), associate professor of political science, in “A Conversation on the Role of Universities in Civic Preparedness” in November 2024.

In fall 2025, we launched a free speech benchmarking survey across all Pitt campuses through our participation in the Citizens & Scholars’ Campuswide Immersion Pilot. We plan to administer the survey again in spring 2026 and successive years to gauge progress.

Plan for Pitt 2028 Transition to Budget Model key initiative by 2025

Plan for Pitt 2028 10-Year IT Horizon Plan key initiative by 2025

ON PACE TO FULFILL

Plan for Pitt 2028 Campus Master Plan key initiative by 2025

$200M+ NEW GIFTS AND COMMITMENTS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

New gifts and commitments totaled more than $200 million for the fourth consecutive year, and the number of alumni donors increased 5.7% from FY24 to FY25.

Fiscal Responsibility

We joined national organizations representing America’s academic, medical and independent research institutions as a member of the Joint Associations Group (JAG) on Indirect Costs, which has developed and tested the new Fiscal Accountability in Research model for reimbursement of indirect costs on federal awards. This model aims to provide greater fiscal transparency of these indirect costs. Pitt has engaged with JAG throughout the full arc of its activities, including submitting the results of the detailed testing of this proposed cost model to Congress and the Trump administration for consideration.

In FY25, Pitt set a baseline for the percentage of the budget allocated to administrative overhead as 85-90% of the AAU [Association of American Universities] public median (three-year average). We are already achieving the baseline with the goal to continue to manage expenses to remain within the range.